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Ego Nwodim Takes 'Thanks Dad' to iHeart’s Big Money Players, Sets Oct. 28 Season 2 Premiere

The partnership places the Ambie-winning series on a larger network during Nwodim’s post-SNL pivot.

Overview

  • Season 2 launches Tuesday, Oct. 28, with new episodes every Tuesday on the iHeartRadio app and major podcast platforms, with video on YouTube.
  • Heidi Gardner appears on the premiere, reuniting with Nwodim after both exited Saturday Night Live.
  • The series moves from Headgum to iHeartPodcasts and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network for its new run.
  • The format expands beyond interviews with famous fathers, with upcoming guests including Tamron Hall and Miguel.
  • Nwodim is broadening her slate with an Off-Broadway one-woman show at Lincoln Center Nov. 19–23 and a recently wrapped role in a Netflix film, after Season 1 won a 2025 Ambie.